The Delhi Capitals battled the Kolkata Knight Riders in their latest Indian Premier League encounter. Young, exciting batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi seized the chance to shine. He took the cricket world by storm with his masterful batting.
KKR elected to bat first in Visakhapatnam. Openers Sunil Narine and Philip Salt made an electric start. Their blistering batting saw KKR race to 60 without loss. Narine’s hard-hitting played a major role. He contributed the lion’s share in that whirlwind partnership.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi went to take strike at No. 3, teaming up with Narine. Together they unleashed chaos on the field, racking up 104 runs in just 48 balls. Narine scored a quick-fire 51 off 24 deliveries. Raghuvanshi chipped in with 49 runs off 24 balls. Their partnership laid the foundation for KKR’s innings.
The young debutant reached his first IPL half-century off just 25 deliveries, before being dismissed by Nortje. In his 27-ball stay, Angkrish Raghuvanshi struck 5 fours and 3 sixes, scoring 54 runs at an explosive strike rate of 200. His blistering knock boosted KKR’s total.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Narine carried KKR from 60/1 to 164/2 before the latter returned to the pavilion. Before the 18-year-old could demonstrate his batting abilities further, Nortje took his second wicket of the day, providing DC with another critical breakthrough.
Fans and cricket pundits went to X (previously Twitter) to congratulate Angkrish Raghuvanshi on his outstanding performance in his debut innings for the two-time winners.
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Andre Russell carries KKR’s momentum forward
Following Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s impressive half-centuries, middle-order batsman Andre Russell anchored the innings. He got started right away, batting with a strike rate of 227.78 and scoring 41(19) to assist his team reach 200 runs. Russell’s performance contained four fours and three sixes, as the 35-year-old hammered the opposing bowlers.
The KKR hitters together scored the team’s highest-ever score in the history of the cash-rich tournament. They topped their previous best of 245/6 against the Punjab Kings in IPL 2018, finishing with 272/7 and creating a new IPL record for the second-highest team total.
